ZHA JIANG MIAN (CHINESE MEAT AND NOODLES)

Zha Jiang Mian (Chinese meat and noodles) image

Number Of Ingredients 14

8 ounce ground pork
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
5 tablespoon miso paste (red)
5 tablespoon soy sauce
3 tablespoon hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon molasses
8 stalks scallions, white and light green into 1/2 inch pieces, dark green thin on bias
2 cloves garlic
1/2 inch piece ginger sliced into thin rounds
4 ounces shitake stemmed and sliced 1/2 thick
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 pound lo mein noodles
6 ounces bean sprouts
1/2 stick English cuke- cut into matchsticks

Steps:

toss pork, 2 tsp water and baking soda together and let stand for 5 minutes. Whisl 1/2 cup water, miso, soy, hoisin, and molasses together.
Pulse white and lt green scallions, ginger, and garlic in processor until coarse. Add mushrooms and chop til fine.
Heat oil and pork together in sauce pan over medium for 1 minute. Add mushroom mixture and cook til dry and just begins to stick. Add miso mix and simmer until thickens 8 to 10 minutes. cover and keep warm.
Cook noodles. Ladle sauce over peter and sprinkle with cucumbers, spouts and dark green scallions.